Sir Maurice Henry Dorman GCMG GCVO DL (7 August 1912 – 26 October 1993)[1] was the representative of the Crown in the then-Commonwealth Realms of Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, and Malta.[2]
Maurice Henry Dorman | |
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| 1st Governor-General of Malta | |
| In office 21 September 1964 – 22 June 1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Giorgio Borg Olivier Dom Mintoff |
| Preceded by | Himself (as governor) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Anthony Mamo |
| Governor of Malta | |
| In office 2 July 1962 – 21 September 1964 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Guy Grantham |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as governor-general) |
| 1st Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 27 April 1961 – 5 May 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Milton Margai |
| Preceded by | Himself (as governor) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston |
| Governor of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1 December 1956 – 27 April 1961 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert de Zouche Hall |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as governor-general) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Henry Dorman 7 August 1912 Stafford, England |
| Died | 26 October 1993 (aged 81) |
| Spouse | Monica Dorman |
| Children | 4 (1 son & 3 daughters) |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator, diplomat, philanthropist |
Dorman was born in 1912 and was the eldest son of John Ehrenfried Dorman and Madeleine Louise Bostock. Both his parents came from big industrial families in the town of Stafford. His mother was a magistrate and one of the first female dentists.[3]
Dorman was educated at Sedbergh School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in Sierra Leone from 1956 until 1962, for which he was knighted in 1957. From 27 April 1961 (Sierra Leone's independence day) to 27 April 1962, Dorman was the Governor-General of Sierra Leone. From 1962 until 1964, he was the Colonial Governor of Malta and then became Governor-General of Malta from September 1964 until July 1971, when he was replaced by Sir Anthony Mamo. In 1971–1972, he was a deputy chairman of the Pearce Commission.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and a Knight Grand Cross of the Maltese Order of Merit. In his retirement, he was also active within the Order of St John, being appointed in 1972 as Almoner and Chief Commander of the St John Ambulance. He continued his work in public health as a member of the Swindon Hospital Management Committee and other positions. He served as a member of the board of governors of Monkton Combe School from 1969 to 1992.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lentz, H.M. (2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
- ^ "Obituary: Sir Maurice Dorman". The Independent. London. 10 November 1993. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Madeleine Louise Bostock at bostock.net
- ^ A Delightful Inheritance by P. LeRoy, Monkton Print, 2018.